Amanda Abbington's parents discuss Giovanni Pernice controversy (Image: BANG Showbiz) Amanda Abbington 's parents have expressed their sympathy for Giovanni Pernice amidst the controversy surrounding their daughter's allegations of abusive behaviour during her Strictly Come Dancing stint. The 50-year-old actress has accused the 33-year-old professional dancer of being abusive in training, leading to her parents John and Patsy admitting they are consumed with worry about the situation. John revealed to Mail+ : "I'd feel sorry for him if Amanda wasn't the one involved in this.
Like other dancers on 'Strictly' he was put in a situation where he was expected to train people when he'd not been taught how to train." "They were let out of dance school at a young age. Giovanni started Strictly at 21 or 22.
How on earth can you train people when you've not been trained to do that?" Patsy chimed in: "We just want it dealt with." function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.createElement('script');el.
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It's been hard." On the other hand, Giovanni firmly "rejects any claim" that he was "threatening or abusive" towards Amanda during their Strictly rehearsals. He further clarified that he had never threatened the actress following her statements to the press about experiencing "humiliating behaviour" of a "sexual nature" while on the show while also making it clear that she was not alleging sexual harassment.
In a robust defence submitted to ITV by Giovanni's legal team regarding the ongoing BBC investigation, they stated: "We would urge people to wait for the review's conclusion and not to pay heed to very serious and defamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them." Amanda Abbington was paired with Giovanni last year (Image: Getty) Don't miss..
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You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy They were forthright in their client's innocence, saying: "Giovanni rejects any claim of threatening or abusive behaviour, and having provided the BBC with his evidence, is confident that the review will prove this." The statement also highlighted his cooperation, pointing out that Giovanni is "cooperating fully" with the BBC 's review, stressing that "all parties" have been "asked to respect this process and to not speak to the media before it concludes".
His representatives concluded forcefully with the assertion that: "As part of the evidence-led review, the BBC has shared the allegations it has been able to substantiate with us. They do not resemble Amanda's latest allegations, given to ITV, in any shape or form." It comes as Sherlock star Amanda relayed to Channel 4 her frustrations over what she perceives as the BBC "blocking" crucial rehearsal room footage depicting the purported toxic environment on the set of Strictly, which she claims amounts to 50 hours.
Trending His reps added: "We would urge people to wait for the review's conclusion and not to pay heed to very serious and defamatory allegations that have no evidence in support of them." "Giovanni rejects any claim of threatening or abusive behaviour, and having provided the BBC with his evidence, is confident that the review will prove this." "Giovanni is cooperating fully" with the BBC 's review and "all parties" have been "asked to respect this process and to not speak to the media before it concludes".
"As part of the evidence-led review, the BBC has shared the allegations it has been able to substantiate with us. They do not resemble Amanda's latest allegations, given to ITV, in any shape or form." Related articles Amanda Abbington on moment she knew 'this isn't right' before quitting Strictly Giovanni Pernice breaks silence on Amanda Abbington's bombshell new claims Amanda Abbington pauses interview to issue apology in emotional Giovanni moment Amanda Abbington's true colours exposed by three words in emotional interview Giovanni Pernice begs ‘help me’ over Strictly's Anton Du Beke's antics.
